2001 Load Rite Snowmobile Trailer Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2001 Load Rite Snowmobile Trailer, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Other / unspecified266.7%
- Tires & wheels133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LOAD RITE FIVE STAR TRAILER (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAULING THE TRAILER AT 30 MPH, THE WHEELS BEGAN TO WOBBLE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN TO EITHER. THE TRAILER WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT REGISTERED.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LOAD RITE FIVE STARR BUNK TRAILER (NA). AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS, THE SCREWS IN THE BRACKET THAT HOLD THE BUNK IN PLACE LOOSENED. THIS CAUSED THE BOAT TO LEAN TO THE LEFT ON THE WHEEL WELL AND DAMAGE THE BOAT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE SERIAL NUMBER AND PART NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
LOAD RITE SNOWMOBILE TRAILER DATE OF MFG AUGUST 22, 2000 FAILURE WITH AXLE SUPPORT. THE WELDED BRACKETS THAT SUPPORT THE FRAME OF TRAILER OVER THE AXLE HAVE COLLAPSED AND SHIFTED THE AXLE OVER ENOUGH THAT THE TIRE IS AGAINST THE FRAME. ON JUNE 18 2001 LOAD RITE HAD A RECALL ( NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 01E03100) THAT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO WHAT HAS HAPPENED WITH MY TRAILER. ALTHOUGH THE TRAILERS LISTED IN THE RECALL ARE TILT STYLE WHEREAS MINE IS A DRIVE ON AND OFF STYLE THE MANUFACTURE DATE FALLS IN THE TIME FRAME AND THE AXLES ARE THE TORSION STYLE LIKE THOSE STATED IN THE RECALL. THE TRAILER HAD FOUR SNOWMOBILES IN IT AS I DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IF THE FRONT AXLE HAD COME LOOSE IT SURELY WOULD HAVE REMOVED THE REAR AXLE ON ITS WAY OUT LEAVING A TRAILER ON THE HIGHWAY AT SIXTY MILES PER HOUR WITH NO AXLES LOADED WITH TWO THOUSAND POUNDS SNOWMOBILES. NOT TO MENTION THE TRAILER (TWENTY SIX FEET LONG), TOE VEHICLE, MYSELF AND FAMILY COULD HAVE ENDED UP ON OUR SIDE OR EVEN WORSE THE ROOF. THE AXLES THAT WERE USED AND RECALLED ARE MORE THAN LIKELY THE SAME ONES USED IN MY TRAILER BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURE DATES ARE IN THE SAME TIME FRAME. SHOULD THE RECALL BE EXTENDED TO ANY TRAILER WITH TORSION AXLES MADE IN THAT TIME LINE NOT JUST THE TILT STYLE? KEEP IN MIND THIS TRAILER IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD AND HAS MAYBE THREE THOUSAND MILES. I HAVE CONTACTED LOAD RITE AND TO THIS DATE THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED WITH A SOLUTION. I HAVE INCLUDED PICTURES, IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO OPEN PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH E-MAIL AND I WILL RESEND THEM TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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